Through a notification published on 29 October 2019 the FSSAI has operationalised the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations 2019 related to the revision of standards for honey.
FSSAI framed the draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2019 related to revision of standards of Honey with regard to parameters for Pollen count, Specific marker for Rice Syrup (SMR), Trace marker for Rice Syrup (TMR) and Foreign oligosaccharides.
The FSSAI has stated that the draft regulations are in the process of being notified and the process of draft notification, consideration of comments, if any that may be received thereon, and the finalization of these regulations are likely to take some time. Meanwhile, to address the issue of the Food Business Operators to comply with the present standards of honey with respect to the parameters mentioned above, the FSSAI has decided to operationalise these regulations with immediate effect.
The revised standards for honey that have been operationalised for honey are as follows.
Notice for operationalisation of draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2019
- These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2019.
- In the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, under regulation 2.8 “Sweetening Agents including Honey”, in sub-regulation 2.8.3 relating to Honey and its by products, the limits for pollen count was given as 25000 but the parameter for pollen has been amended to the following limits.
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12. |
Pollen count and plant elements/g, Min. |
5000 |
The parameters for the following have been omitted in the revised amendment.
- Specific marker for Rice Syrup (SMR)
- Trace marker for Rice Syrup (TMR)
- Foreign oligosaccharides
Dr. S G AGARWAL says
Just to summarizes the whole story and in the light of Consumer Voice report,
“FSSAI has decided to legalize marketing of mixtures of Rice syrup and Corn syrup as PURE HONEY by all advertised brands”.
Param says
This will really help the producers as well as consumers to differentiate the pure honey and mixed one.
Buta Singh says
Very bad news for Indian Beekeepers
Prince Mathew says
How
Viraj says
Param sir, how in the world does it do that? It does the opposite instead.
Bk aingh says
This is absurd.
Why an artificially prepared or synthesise product be given the name of a natural product? This will be just like a fraud on consumers. Honey is used as a medicine as well as in varioys Hindu ‘Pujas’ where cereal are prohibited. Corn and rice are cereals. They will desecrate the Hindu rituals.
It must be withdrawn. Rice syrup or corn syrup must be clearly marked on the bottle of such products.
melwyn mascarenhas says
I too agree with you completely
Master Honey Bee Agros says
Apply these tests imidately g
narpinder singh says
very bad news for beekeepers
Rajesh Kumar says
मिलावट खोरी बंद करवाओ स्वास्थ्य को बचाओ खाने की वस्तु में गंदगी परोसी जा रही है और लोग स्वास्थ्य खराब करने में मदद कर रहे हैं
Rajan says
बड़ी कंपनियों के दबाव में आकर fssai खाने पीने की सभी वस्तुओं में मिलावट को बढ़ावा दे रही है इन्हें यह भी पता होना चाहिए कि इनका परिवार भी इन्हीं मिलावट वाली वस्तुओं को खा रहा है इंडिया से बाहर सभी देशों में फूड सेफ्टी के स्टैंडर्ड बढ़ते जा रहे हैं भारत देश में इसका उल्टा हो रहा है मैं fssai किसके कहने पर स्टैंडर्ड बदले मैं यह आरटीआई के तहत जरूर जानना चाहूंगा
Lyse Strnad MD says
Dr. Lyse Strnad, Ophthalmologist and beekeeper replies:
This is terribly wrong. Honey must be pure and unadulterated. Anything else is a sweetener.
Sreedhar Prasad Rao Nalli says
Why to reduce pollen count from 25000 m to 5000 m?
Marsha Hinchee says
This is outrageous. In no way is rice or corn syrup, or any other presentation of sugar syrups, in any form, other than honey taken from the comb of bees, honey. None qualify in every way that counts. Honey is honey. There is no substitute.
Vishal Choudhary says
Its a very good step by FSSAI. It will help the farmers to produce good quality and get the standard price for their products, and the other side this step will help the consumers to get a quality product. Value for the money.
Shailendra Prataprao Indulkar says
Prime Minister’s favorite program “Honey mission”is backstabbed!!
“Honey mission” is for farmers development the purpose will be defeated by corporate lobbying for rice syrup & corn syrup to be sold as honey .
Buyers are very cautious and will start suspecting honey from any sources ,thus the efforts put in development of Quality honey production by distribution of subsidized honeybee hive boxes & equipments .
Along with it self-employment & doubling farmers income will also suffer .
Hope the team involved in such drafts preparation is available on website.
Thanks for asking feedback glad to give .
On the other hand we wish to suggest that it would be beneficial to buyers & sellers if :
1)Bee species .
2)Geography location & crop .
3)Date of harvest .
are also mentioned on label.
Thanks again
Shailendra
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Honey Bee Nadesan Apirest Pondicherry, says
Any beekeeping honey horwested total quantity one sample 100ml get bring quality control submitted with company lable also next camical Engineer and microbiology technical person testted Govt.of India R&D test report based on fsssi certificate issue next Agmark also valuable to public open market good marketing side no question any grounds (parking,labeling,etc..)
Rishi Parashar says
This is very bad.This is a real proof of our PM being in favour of the corporate houses.Beekeeping has suffered a lot by the mixing of corn syrup in export lot by the corporate houses.Might is right.Now beekeep-
ers have no savior of their interest.
Pratham says
This is the example of money power of big corporate lobby, they can get the implementation of any law in favor of them. Export of honey is already captured, now domestic market will also be exploited. The beekeeper and the consumer both would be in loss. Government people are puppets in the hand of these corporates. Govt. should think of enhancing the quality but they are supporting adulteration. Very Bad.
And if these speculations are wrong, then the govt should clarify how it would be beneficial to beekeepers and other stakeholders.
FSH Team says
The said revised standards have been operationalised but a final notification in this regard is still awaited as the food authority seeks some more time to come out with the final notification, so it’s a wait and watch situation as of now.
Sreedhar Prasad Rao Nalli says
So the time is not yet arrived for final notification even in 2023!
But why?